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10:00Update on Health Care Reform

Guest host: Steve Roberts

Guest host Steve Roberts leads a discussion of the latest efforts to meet time lines set by Congress and the White House to overhaul the nation's health care system, including proposals to offer a public insurance option.

Guests

Russell Mokhiber, Founder of "Single Payer Action" and owner/editor of the weekly newsletter "Corporate Crime Reporter."

Len Nichols, director of the health policy program at the New America Foundation

Julie Rovner, health policy correspondent for National Public Radio, author of "Health Care Policy and Politics A-Z," and contributing editor for National Journal's CongressDaily.

Stuart Butler, Vice President, Domestic and Economic Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation

11:00Changing Careers

Guest host: Steve Roberts

Workers today face stagnant wages and ongoing threats of down-sizing. Some see gloom and doom, others see opportunity. Guest host Steve Roberts and his guests offer advice on changing careers in a time of economic uncertainty.

Guests

Carolyn Thompson, is President of CMCS.

John Franklin, is President of JWF Advisors.

Dr. Robert Templin, is President of Northern Virginia Community College.

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